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Asked by Freddie van MierloLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 8 September 2025UIN 73581

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) births and (b) elective c-sections occurred in each NHS trust in England in 2024.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The National Health Service routinely publishes data on maternity activity for NHS hospitals, including data relating to the number of births, the method of onset of labour, delivery methods, and places of delivery. An annual publication for this data, covering the financial year ending March 2024, is available at the following link:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-maternity-statistics/2023-24

A monthly breakdown of statistics is also available, at the following link:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/maternity-services-monthly-statistics/final-may-2025-provisional-june-2025-official-statistics

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